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      Dow reviews

      3.9

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (3,443 total reviews)
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      Jim Fitterling

      64% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Dow has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 3,443 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Dow employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Nov 17, 2014

      Employee R&D

      Associate research scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Solid scientific base, good technology in many areas. Interesting problems to work on. Good equipment albeit some of it is rapidly getting obsolete.

      Cons

      Politics gets pretty bad; ranking process may be unfair. Marketing and sales are often lagging behind the competition.

      4.0
      Nov 16, 2014

      Overall good place to have an R&D career

      Associate research scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Compensation is competitive compared to other chemical companies, benefits are quite good, and work-life balance is very good. Workplace culture is competitive but not cut-throat, and most everyone is helpful and good to work with. Lots of resources are available for R&D work and there are plenty of experts around should you need to leverage expertise in your projects. Good support for IP fillings should you have patentable technologies come out of your research. Safety protocols are first in class.

      Cons

      Like other big companies, there is a process for everything, and it can be burdensome at times. Safety protocols are excellent at Dow, but at times can make progress quite difficult for lab researchers. Too much emphasis on growing project management and other soft skills, not enough emphasis on growing technical expertise.

      4.0
      Nov 16, 2014

      Good company to work for

      Chemical engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Large company, high mobility (internal and external), good salary and benefits. It's a good company to develop you professional career.

      Cons

      Too much "friendship" relations inside. Sometimes it is difficult to understand the changes. Depending on your job position there not so many opportunities.

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